Office of the President Staff
Office of the President Staff
President
Executive Administrator for the President’s Office and Secretary to the Board of Regents
Administrative Assistant
The Wartburg College Board of Regents is a volunteer board that governs the mission and activities of the institution. The board is comprised of the following members:
Mike McCoy
Chairman of the Board
Sister Bay, WI
Retired Executive VP and CFO
Hormel Foods Corporation
Dr. Grady Ballenger
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Student Life and Learning Committee
DeLand, FL
Retired Dean and Emeritus Professor of English
Stetson University
Sharon Corrigan ’80
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Student Recruitment Committee
Andover, NJ
Assistant Loan Officer
Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
Mark Hanawalt
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Business and Finance Committee
Waverly, IA
Retired President
United Equipment Accessories, Inc.
Steve Meirink ’99
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Audit Committee
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Financial Services
Wolters Kluwer
Rachel Riensche ’80
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Governance Committee
Edina, MN
Attorney
Andrea Westmeyer ’89
Vice Chair of the Board
Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee
Johnston, IA
CEO/Measurement Mojo
CEO/Epiphany Project
Executive Producer & Host/Living Essence
Ruth Bahe-Jachna ’80
Chair, Retirement Plan Subcommittee
Chicago, IL
Attorney
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Kerri Blobaum ‘94
Livermore, CA
Materials Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Felecia Boone ‘93
Minneapolis, MN
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
Hennepin County, MN
Jim Buchheim ‘85
Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force
De Forest, WI
Community and Social Impact Officer
American Family Insurance
Dr. Ann Adams Bullock
Dean, Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and Professor of Education
Elon University
Elon, N.C.
Amy Kilgus Chamley
Champaign, IL
Professor and Program Director
Parkland College
Rev. Amy Current
Dubuque, IA
Bishop
Southeastern Iowa Synod-ELCA
Dr. Delford Doherty ’06
Houston, TX
Founder/CEO
Prodigy Care Services
Alicia Faust ‘12
Alumni Board President-Elect
Cedar Rapids, IA
Executive Director
Willis Dady Homeless Services
Dr. Marilyn Flachman ’60
Westminster, CO
Retired Librarian
Barbara Gamez ’98
Rochester, MN
Laboratory Services and Partnership Development Director
Mayo Clinic
Rev. Dr. Sherman Hicks
Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force
Chicago, IL
Retired ELCA Director
Tammy Jackson ’83
Carol Stream, IL
Senior Director, Mission Formation for Global Leadership and Service
ELCA
Rev. Kevin Jones
Mason City, IA
Bishop
Northeastern Iowa Synod-ELCA
Jim Loveridge ’69
Brookfield, WI
Retired Insurance Executive
Liz Mathis
Hiawatha, IA
State Senator
Retired Community Engagement Officer, Four Oaks
Paul Mugan ’90
Alumni Board President
Waverly
Biology Teacher
Waverly-Shell Rock School District
Mike Murphy ’89
Ankeny, IA
Owner
Powerhouse Retail Services
Dr. Rebecca Neiduski
Waverly, IA
President
Wartburg College
Greg Schmitz, Ph.D. ’83
Chair, Investment Subcommittee
New Hartford, IA
President
CVT Group
Ben Shanno ‘04
Virginia Beach, VA
Vice President/General Merchandise Manager
Family Dollar
Mission Statement
Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.
Vision Statement
Wartburg College is called to be the leading institution in education of the whole person. Together, we create an inclusive community combining diverse curricular and co-curricular experiences to prepare students to be resilient leaders of positive change through service in a complex world.
Wartburg currently engages the expertise of more than 200 alumni and friends through the work of 12 national advisory boards. NABs assist academic departments and various programs by playing an integral role in reviewing progress toward goals and making recommendations for future planning. This is achieved through the advice, advocacy, goodwill, and financial support of advisory board members. Each advisory board is chaired by an alumni or friend and facilitated by a member of the faculty or staff. The Executive Administrator for the President’s Office serves as National Advisory Board Coordinator. Members serve three-year terms on the following advisory boards:
The President’s Advisory Council is a group of alumni and friends of the college who:
The Council gathers once or twice a year to:
The group’s function is advisory in role and scope. Members serve three-year terms and represent a wide range of expertise and disciplines.
Kerry Boysen ’95
Corvallis, OR
Physical Therapist/Owner
Restore Physical Therapy
Mike Byl
Waverly, IA
President/Partner
The ACCEL Group
Dr. Nathan Fredrick ’93
Peoria, IL
Medical Director of Emergency Room
Unity Point Health
Erica Gallant ’99
Onalaska, WI
Chiller Systems Engineer
Ingersoll Rand
Jeremiah Harris ’11
Minneapolis, MN
Equity Director
Hiawatha Academies
Bailey Jenson ’15
West Des Moines, IA
Actuarial Senior Specialist
Nationwide Insurance
Gene Leonhart
Denver, IA
Retired President
Cardinal Construction, Inc.
Matt McNamara ’02
Waukee, IA
Manager, Global Strategic Planning
John Deere Financial
Ruth Meyer ’82
West Des Moines, IA
Chief Financial Officer
G&M Property Management
Founder
Divine Access
Abhay Nadipuram ’10
Des Moines, IA
Chief Legal Officer
Iowa Hospital Association
Jack Salzwedel ’82
Chair
Madison, WI
Chairman of the Board
American Family Insurance
Rod Schrader
Long Grove, IL
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Komatsu America Corp.
Kim Schrader
Long Grove, IL
Homemaker
Dr. Carla Schulz ’82
Marion, IA
Medical Director of Inpatient
Rehabilitation Unit
Mercy Medical Center
Steve Simpson
Holmes Beach, FL
Retired Executive
McDonald’s Corp.
Kim Simpson ’88
Holmes Beach, FL
Retired Fashion Consultant
Cabi Consultants
Dr. Jill Stein ’06
North Liberty, IA
Pharmacy Program Manager
University of Iowa Hospital – Oncology Pharmacy
Gordon Sween ’89
Minneapolis, MN
President and Chief Operating Officer
Dorsata, Inc.
Chris (Topher) Warmanen ’95
San Diego, CA
Senior Vice President/Creative Director
Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc.
Senior Leadership Team
Vice President of Academic Affairs / Dean of the Faculty
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Vice President for Student Recruitment